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Patricia Ferguson vs David Baines

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West
vs
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David Baines
Lab St Helens North

Voting alignment

Patricia Ferguson and David Baines voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

331 same votes 1 different votes 332 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
43 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
43 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 96% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
43 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
43 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 255 of 649
Participation
65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 502 of 649
447
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
379
575 eligible divisions
232
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
49.9 % of votes cast
215
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
190
50.1 % of votes cast
16
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
Appearances
24
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Contributions
26
-112.3 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£151,093
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£151,093
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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